VOL. LX X). 19,0.7
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PORTLAND, OKEGOX, MONDAY, DECE3II.EK 19, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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LIMIT. FINES IMPOSED
ON STEAMSHIP LINES
SECRET MEETINGS
MARINE DISAPPEARS
AFTER BARING PLOTS
TRUCK LEFT IN ROAD
CAUSES AUTO CRASH
IT ON SESSION
BUFFALO IS SWEPT
BY 95 -MILE GALE
m: and cold
EXPECTED TODAY
CLOSED BY DAIL
CVXARD COMPANY ACCUSED OF
BOLD LAW VIOLATION.
ROBBERIES PLAN KKVK.VLED
BY MAIL GUARD.
FOLK PERSONS INJURED, ONE
PERHAPS FATALLY. '
ONE MAN KILLED, TREES UP
ROOTED, WATER PILED HIGH.
BREACH OE FAITH
LAID TO FRANCE
Note Sent Premier Briand
by Mr. Hughes.
NUT BE PROPOSED
Quick Action Favored by
Many Members.
CONFERENCE HELD BY SOME
Resolution Likely to Be In
troduced Today.
NEARLY ALL IN SALEM
Heads of Roth Senate and House
Announce Tliey Want Gath
ering to Be Snappy.
SALKM, Or., Dec. 18. (Special.)
Oregon's legislature will convene In
special session tomorrow, on call of
Governor Olcott, to consider the mat
ter of proposing: a state tax of $3,000,
000 spread over three years to help
finance the proposed Atlantic-Pacific
Highways and Electrical Exposition
at Portland in 1925.
The proposal to hold down the work
of the special session tonight ap
peared to have gained sufficient fa
vor to forecast the Introduction of a
resolution tomorrow, excluding: the
threatened avalanche of miscellan
eous bills.
The majority of legislators had ar
rived here tonight and in only a few
Instances were there any outward In
dications that an attempt would be
made to continue the session after
the Christmas holidays. Legislators,
apparently favoring the considera
tion of extraneous legislation, are
hopelessly in the mlno.lty and there
la every reason to believe that the
session will be brief, snappy and
businesslike,
Khort Seaalnn Favored.
Roy Rltner, president of the sen
ate, and L. E. Bean, speaker of the
house of representatives, have es
tablished headquarters at the Marlon
hotel. They had hardly arrived here
tonight when' thev were besieged on
all sides by Job-seekers and legisla
tors who sought some special favor.
Speaker Bean, in the presence of a
number of legislators, reiterated the
statement made by him in Portland
recently that he favored a short ses
sion, and was hopeful of taking; an
adjournment before noon Friday.
President Rltner also expressed him
self in favor of a brief session.
About 30 members of the house held
a closed caucus tonight, presided over
by K. V. Carter, and agreed that the
legislature limit its meeting to con
sideration of roads, the fair and only
such other measures as the ways and
means committee- might Yecommend.
A round robin was started and 26
signers were quickly obtained.
Postponement ! Favored.
During the discussions many up
state members came out strong
against any tax whatever and sev
eral declared that they were in favor
of postponing that subject Indefinite
ly when It is brought up tomorrow.
As the caucus did not care to enter
Into a Rebate on that subject, the
meeting was adjourned.
Following another conference behind
closed doors tonight, it leaked out
that a number of legislators had been
called together to consider the ad
visability of submitting a resolution
providing that no legislation other
than that recommended by the gov
ernor should be Introduced.
No Atrrrrmeiit la Reached.
No agreement was reached. It was
said, because a number at the confer
ence expressed a desire to withhold
their decision pending an exchange of
Ideas with their colleagues tomorrow.
Other legislators were of the opinion
that the resolution Bhould be suffi
ciently elastic to permit the intro
duction of legislation by a three
fourths or four-fifths ote of each
house.
A number of the lawmakers ex
pressed the opinion that the world's
fair legislation should be accepted by
the legislature as submitted by the
Multnomah county delegation. De
spite the Individual feelings of the
legislators with relation to the merits
cf the exposition, the argument was
advanced that the 'voters of Portland
had authorized a property tax to
finance the institution by a majority
of more than four to one, and it Is
now up to the voters of the state at
large either to approve or reject the
proposal.
Portland to Italaej 9Z.000.OftO.
The prospect of a prolonged debate
and the threatened Introduction of a
dozen or more bills covering the
financial phase of the exposition has
not been welcomed by many of the
legislators.
The estimated cost of the fair Is
$6,000,000. Portland has pledged it
self to raise 12,000,000 of hls amount
by taxation while an additional II,
000,000 will be raised there by popu
lar subscription. The state at large
has been asked to contribute $3,000,
000 through a property tax.
The opponents of the property tax
'will offer substitute bills, providing
for raising the money for the fair
through income levies, gasoline taxes,
iHsuance of bonds and other sources
Regardless of how the fair is fi
nanced, the proposal must go to the
voters of the state for approval.
Although they will not be forced
on the legislature, them was a feeling
-among the legislators here that the
(Co'iuluUou u Pag 3, Column 1.)
Secretary Da via Asks That Dip
lomatic HeprCHentations Be
Made to Kngland.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 18. (By
the Associated Press.) Secretary Da
vis has ordered fines to the limit as
sessed against the British Cunard
steamship line and has asked the state
department to make diplomatic rep
resentations to England for what he
officially classed as "a bold and a
knowing attempt on the part of the
company to violate the ' immigration
law either because of the paltry
profits to be gained or to discredit
our Immigration policy."
The circumstance complalr.el of
arises out of the arrival on Decem
ber 10 at New Tork of the liner
Aqultanta with 300 Hungarian Immi
grants, despite that on December 1
the immigration bureau had an
nounced that the Hungarian quota
entitled to enter the United States
up to July, 11122, was exhausted. Mr.
Davis has llkewine addressed a letter
to Attorney-Gensral Daugherty ask
ing for legal opinion as to what ac
tion can be taken in "an appalling sit
uation which has arisen because of
the reckless disregard of the law by
steamship companies."
Since enforcement of the new Im
migration act the immigration au
thorities have been in practically
constant controversy with steamship
lines, which they have charged with
deliberate Intent to make the law
futile.
"The chief offender in this Instince
is the Cunard liner Aquitama." Mr.
Davis said in his letter to Secretary
Hughes,-"whlch arrived at New York
on or about December 10 with some
what more than SDO of this nation
ality (Hungarian) on board. Some
of these aliens were admissible
under exemptions found in the law,
but at the last count 204 had been
found to be excluded from admis
slon.
"The Cunard line has been, 30 the
commissioner of immigration Informs
me, one of the principal offenders
against the quota law, and up to this
time every possible leniency has been
shown. In this case the actions seem
to have been deliberate, I am bring
ing the mattyr.tc your attention in
the hope you will consider it wise tj
address a protest to the Brltlsn gov
ernment with the request that-some
action be taken which will prevent
the company from further violating
our immigration laws."
NEW TORK, Dec. lg.--Of ficlals of
the Cunard line tonight denied the al
legation of Secretary Davis that the
line had deliberately violated 'he -immigration
laws.
"The Cunard line." declared P. W.
Whatmouth, general passenger agent,
"has at all times done its very best
to comply with the requirements of
the Immigration laws. It has done
nothing to discredit such laws or the
Immigration yolicy of the govern
ment." DRY CHICAGO, POLICE AIM
500 Arrest Made, More Promised
Under Order of Chief.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. More than 500
persons are under arrest here charged
with violation of the prohibition laws.
The prisoners, are being held at vari
ous police stations. Chief Fitzmor
ris said that plans for further ar
rests were under way.
The arrests were made last night
and today in raids conducted by the
police at the order of the chief of
police, who has promised to "make
Chicago so dry that It squeaks."
Among the places raided was the
exclusive Casino club, which num
bers among its members many so
ciety folks. One man who, the po
lice said, was found with a bottle of
liquor In his har.d was arrested.
MARY GARDEN SICK ABED
Celebrated Singer Is Threatened
With Pneumonia.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Mary Garden,
celebrated singer and general direc
tor of the Chicago Grand Opera com
pany, today was ordered by her phy
liclan tn tnv in hed lndeflnftelv .
She is threatened with pneumonia.
In a statemen tonight Dr. T. H.
Lewis said that the singer had S
severe bronchial infection and that
any exposure might precipitate pneu
monia. SEVERE QUAKE RECORDED
Seismograph Detects Temblor 2500
Miles South of Washington. j
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 18. An I
earthquake described as "very severe" j
was recorded today on the selsmo-:
graph at Georgetown university, be- ;
ginning at 10:37 A. M. arid continuing
until about noon.
Father Tondorf of the university's
scientific staff estimated the dlrec-:
tlon as south of Washington and the '
distance as approximately 2500 miles. '
EXPLORER ON WAY SOUTH
Shackleton Expedition Leaves Rio!
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Janeiro for Antarctic.
RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 18. The Brit
ish Antarctic expedition ship Quest,
commanded by Sir Ernest Shackleton,
left today for the south after under
going repairs here.
Sir Ernest plans a direct voyage to
South Georgia, from which country he
will proceed to the Antarctic
Only one Boy Scout is aboard, the
other having discontinued the voyage
at Madeira.
Everyone Glad Private
Discussion Is Over.
RATIFICATION IS EXPECTED
Approval 1 Treaty to Be by
Na 3 vv Margin.
MEETIN J TO BE TODAY
Arthur flth to Move for Ap
proval of Puct and Valcra Is
Expected to Oppose It.
DUBLIN, Dec. 18. (By the Asso
elated Press.) When the secret ses
sion of the Dall Etreann terminated
near midnight Saturday, newspaper
men heard a burst of applause. Des
mond Fitzgerald, Sinn Fein minister
of propaganda, was asked if the ap
plause meant that the treaty was to
be ratified.
It only meant," he replied, "that
everybody was glad to be through
with the private sessions."
A member of parliament from Cork
city, when asked by the Associated
Press whether the public session to.
morrow would be likely to end the
situation, declared:
"No, Is It more likely to last over
Christmas."
Other members said they expected
prolonged public sittings. The gen
eral belief seems to prevail that Ar
thur Griffith will move anU Michael
Collins will second ratification of the
treaty, which will be opposed by
Eamon de Vaiera and Erskine Chil
ders and that each member will state
the reason for hls'declnion.
The consensus of opinion, however,
is that the treaty will be ratified by
a small majority.
This afternoon Michael Collins,
when asked concerning the prospects
of a public debate, said:
"Personally, I hope the debate will
end Monday. But others think It will
go on for the remainder of the week.
BELFAST FIGHTING RESl'.MEl)
SearVhlights Placed on Hoofs of
Houses by Military.
BELFAST, Dec. 18. Firing was re
newed in several districts tonLght.
Two peroons were injured.
Searchlights were placed by the
military on roofs of houses in the
east end of the city. The week-end
shooting came from the house tops
in the' poor residential district, where
the snlpere fired from behind chim
neys or through holes broken through
roofs. The victims often were per
sons for whom the bullets were not
intended.
An attempted raid for arms on the
Balmoral show grounds, which is un
der military occupation, faile
d Satur-
,n 2.
tCoicluded on Page 8. Colun
CANT STOP FOR ANY
Hut and Coat of Private Found
After lie Falls to Appear for
Portland-Axtoria Run.
Mystery surrounds the unexplained
disappearance of Ashton Field, ma
rine private and mail train guard on
the Portland-Astoria run, who left
a suicide note In his room at the
Palace hotel Saturday night and who
failed to appear to go out on his run
yesterday morning.
The young man's blouse and cap
were found stuffed in the doorway
of the Page & Co. commission house.
Front and Washington streets, yes
terday morning by Patrolman Scott.
Several blood splotches were found
within the immediate vicinity of the
uniform, although there was no blood
on 'the clothing, nor was there any
other indication of foul play.
The theory that Field has been
slain or had committed suicide was
scouted by- both the police and ma
rine officers.
"To whom it may concern: I am
disgusted with life. A. F."
This was the penciled note found
in Field's room by detectives during
their investigation yesterday.
Field will be posted by the marine
corps this morning as a deserter, ac
cosding to the commanding officer.
During the fore part of last week
five service revolver and one rtfle
were stolen from the marine mail
train guards in Portland.
Young Field was one of tHose ques
tioned by the police and during his
examination he told of a purported
plan whereby several others. Includ
ing another marine and two ex-marines,
had planned a series of rob
beries and burglaries.
As a result of Information fur
nished by Private Field two ex-marines
were arrested and scheduled for
hearing in federal court today. It
was first believed that Field might
have been the victim of foul play on
the part of some of the men whom
he had accused.
But there are other indications, said
the police, that Field, himself, was
to have been one of the principals in
this crime pact.
One of the ex-marines under arrest
is Edward Parsons, who has been
Identified by C. C. Van Wlnkel as
the highwayman who held him up,
gagged him and robbed him of $30
and a gold watch at Thirty-sixth and
Fremont streets on December 12.
Parsons was one of those named by
Field in his story to the police.
Field is. 20 years old and has been
In the service for two and a half
years. His home was In Modesto, Cal.
MAN, IN LOBBY, IS SHOT
Suicide Indicuted; Shooting Takes
Place While He Talks to Woman.
While talking to a woman in the
lobby of the Empress hotel at 8:15
last, night, N. K. Hodson, 35 years old
and a mill foreman, was shot in the
head, apparently self-inflicted, and
was declared by physicians to be
fatally wounded, the bullet having
entered the right ear and, at first
examination, apparently pierced the
skull.
The woman waa immediately taken
into custody by detectives and was
being questioned on the theory that
she might have fired the shot. Al
though there were several other per-
I BOOS n tne lobby at the tin
'saw the actual shooting.
me, no one
MORE PASSENGERS AND GET THROUGH BY CHRISTMAS.
Car Driven by President of HUls
boro Bank Strikes Llghtlcss
-Machine on Highway.
HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) S. P. Giflenwater is In the
Hlllsboro hospital with a fractured
thigh and collar bone' and Internal
injuries, the extent of whioh are not
known, received when an automobile
driven by his son-in-law. Edward
Schulmerlch, president of the Hills
boro Commercial bank, struck a truck
left standing without lights on the
etate highway a mile east of IIllls
boro at 5:45 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Gillenwater sustained a frac
ture of the left arm and severe
bruises, and Mrs. Schulmerlch was
thrown through the door and escaped
serious injury. Mr. Schulmerlch was
severely cut about the face and head.
He had a narrow escape from death,
as the force of the collision broke
off the steering wheel and left It in
his grasp and he was caught between
the post and broken seat.
Mr. Gillenwater was thrown
through the windshield. He Is an
elderly man and his recovery Is
doubtful. '
The Schulmerlch car was reduced
to Junk. The truck is owned in For
est Grove and traffic officers are
looking for the driver. Investigation
developed that it- had stood squarely
on the highway for nearly an hour
after being stopped by engine trouble.
SEVEN HURT IN RIOTING
Meeting of Party of Armenian Re
public Ends In Fight.
DETROIT. Dec. 18. Seven men
were injured and 600 persons, many
of them women and children, were
thrown into a panic when rioting
broke out at Grand Army of the Re
public hall today during a meeting of
the party of the Armenian republic.
The rioting began, police said, when
a speaker advocated overthrow of the
party and formation of a strictly
worklffgmen's party of Armenians.
At the start of the disturbance, men
pushed women and children Into an
adjoining room, then divided into fac
tions and' fought with chairs and
their fists. Twenty-five police re
serves quelled the riot.
After being treated at a hospital,
the seven injured men were arrested
on charge's of disturbing the peace.
CARRIER KILLED, SCALPED
Body of Missing Mail Man Fouud
In Basement of Shack.
GRASS VALLEY, Cal., Dec 18.
The body of Peter Cadden, missing
Grass Valley mail carrier, was found
today In the basement of a deserted
shack at 4004 Ivey street. Grass Val
ley. He had been stabbed in the neck
and scalped.
Cadden's body was found by a squad
of postoffice employes, who organ
ized a searoh party today after th-e
police had faired to find the man
Cadden disappeared last Thursday
night, shortly after finishing his reg
ular shift at the postoffice.
The shack In which the body war
found. It is known, had recently been
rented by Cadden who, it Is said, ap
parently planned to furnish the place
fer sub-rental. '
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LACK OF HARMONY IS CITED
Basic Principles of Limita
tion Held Ignored.
PARIS BACKS PROPOSAL
French Delegates Think Programme
Is Fair and Do Not Consider
Making Any Modification.
WASHINGTON,. D. C, Dec. 18. (By
the Associated Press.) Secretary
Hughes, as chairman of the armament
conference, has communicated directly
with Premier Briand of France re
garding the situation which has de
veloped as a result of the stand of the
French delegation on naval ratios.
Mr. Hughes was understood to have
called the attention of M. Briand to
the unexpected nature of the French
proposal and to ita failure to har
monize with the basic principles upon
which the limitation of naval arma
ments plan was drawn.
The French proposal for a capital
ship ratio permitting her to construct
and maintain 350,000 tons, which,
when first presented to the arms naval
committee, was understood to be
merely a suggestion, today was de
clared to have the full support of the
French government.
Adjournment la Delayed.
This was the development today in
connection with the conference and
was accepted in most quarters as
considerably postponing what had
been predicted would be an early ad
journment of the conference.
W'lth agreement definitely reached
on the Amerlcan-British-Japanese
ratios and with the Shantung "con
versations" moving steadily toward
an amicable understanding, most
delegations had prepared to arrange
the remaining affairs so that rubor,
dinate commissions might handle
them.
The impression gained among
other delegations was that if France
insisted on the 6-5-3-3 ratio com
prised in the proposal put forward
Thursday she would find a solid op
position. Neither from a standpoint
of national security nor from that of
"present status" on which the
scheme of limitation is built. It was
declared, could the French delega
tion defend the claim to such a
standing in the world's delimited
naval concert.
Plan Held Itea.onablr.
The proposals made by the French
delegation Thursday to the naval
committee of the armament confer
ence included a definite schedule of
construction which contemplated the
replacement by 1941 of the present
French battle fleet by ten new ships
totaling 350,000 tons.
Proposals and the accompanying
schedule of planned construction were
presented with the full authority of
the French government. it was
learned on best authority tonight, and
were not, as had been Indicated In
some quarters, merely "a tentative
departmental plan."
Authoritative French opinion as ob
tained tonight was that the pMan and
its resulting ratio for France was en
tirely reasonable.
Plan Not to Be Modified.
It was made plain that there was
no disposition to modify the proposals
In their vital features or to accept the
175,000-ton ratio proposed by th6
American delegation.
The first new ship would lie laid
down in 1926, under the French plan
submitted to the committee, and each
year the keel of an additional ship
,n,,T Ha 1.14 ..n.m III- -
and augment the present capital ship
tonnage of France which, In the
opinion of the government is anti
quated in design and inadequate to
properly protect the nations Interests.
The naval experts of the French
delegation estimated that the last of
new ships would be ready for service
in 1941 or not before ten years after
the period of the naval holiday con
templated In the limitation agreement
now before the conference.
Table la Prepared.
Essential features of the French
plan were submitted in a table illus
trating proposed construction as fol
lows: 102 Capital ship tonnage. 164,000 (all
old dreadnaughta).
11131 Capital ahlp tonnage, 200,000 (two
new. six old dreadnaughts).
ll30 Capital ahlp tonnage 235,000 (on
old. seven new dreadnaughts).
11141 Capital shp tonnage, 150,000 (ten
new dreadnaughta.
An analysis. It waa explained, would
show that the French navy after Iff
years would figure about 200,000 tons
of capital ships. Including two new
dreadnoughts, and that this would be
only 60,000 tons, representing approx
imately the tonnage of the two new
ships, over th allotment made to
France under The American plan.'
Paris has been kept informed of
what transpired Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
No recommendation for changes has
been made by the delegation and
no supplementary Instructions have
been received by Paris. The convic
tion exists in the delegation t'hat none
would be received unU-ss recommend-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column l.
400 Craft Torn From Moorings.
Procrty Damage Will Be In
Hundreds of Thousands.
BUFFALO. N. T Dec. 18 (By the
Associated Press. A 95-mile-an-hour
gale swept this city today, uprooting
trees, tearing down chimneys, smash
ing plate glass windows and piling up
the water in the narbor to an un
precedented stage. One man was
killed.
The damage throughout the city
was great, but heaviest losses oc
curred along the water front where a
300-foot wireless tower was demol
ished, boathouses and small docks
were swept away and 400 craft were
carried down the river.
The property loss will run Into
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A window hatch torn from a busi
ness block fell on an automobile, kill
ing F. E. Klefer and Injuring the
other occupant severely. The hatch
pinned Kiefer to the seat. The au-
tomoblle, wlth
conscious, ran
both occupants un
a block before it
swerved and crashed Into a store.
Two women were caught under a
falling tree. One suffered both legs
broken. The other was Internally In
jured and firemen had to cut away
part of the tree trunk before she
could be released.
The wind, blowing from the south
west directly down Lake Erie, piled
up the water until Bird Island pier
and Squaw Island were nearly suo
merged. Nearly 100 squatters' shan
ties were carried out into the Niagara
river. Their occupants were rescued
Three ferry boats were plied up on
the rocks between the river and the
canal.
At Tonawanda, the water rose eight
feet above normal, flooding the large
lumber yards there and carrying
thousands of feet of timber Into the
river and over Niagara falls. Seldom
has such a volume of water poured
over the Niagara cataract as today.
The waters of Lake Erie crowded
Into the Niagara river, caused a
swirling flood where usually there
are only a few scant Inches. Such
flood poured over the precipice that
the pier of the Maid of the Mist was
submerged.
.Many islands Just above the falls
were submerged for the first lime In
years. Great property damage was
done on the upper river to riverside
boathouses and motor boats.
Half of the 54 large lake steamers
berthed behind the main breakwater
dragged anchors when the wind was
at its height, but it looked from shore
at nightfall as though all had kept
off the beach.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Winds of
cyclonic cliaracter, accompanied by
heavy rains, visited New York early
today, caused slight damage in lower
Manhattan, then Jumped to the Bronx
and wrought, destruction over a wide
area in the Unionport section. An
unidentified man, dead from exposure,
was found on a bowery sidewalk.
There were no other casualties.
JAPANESE SC0RE PACT
3-Power Agreement on Naval Hol
iday Denounced in Tokio.
TOKIO, Dec. 18. (By Ae Associa
ted Press.) A mass meeting held to
day under the auspices of the anti
American young men's league passed
resolutions opposing decisions- at the
Washington conference There were
numerous speeches In denunciation of
the agreement.
A proposed demonstration before
the American embassy was prevented
by the police, who seized numerous
leaflets containing the words of a
song, "Strafe America.''
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 83
degrees; minimum, 21 degrees.
TODAY'S Snow; continued cold; north
easterly winds.
Foreign.
Irish settlement declared to b accom
plished by Iondon pact. Page 4.
Dail closes secret suasions. Page 1.
National.
Senator Lodge, pro-alliance pacifist, be.
gins fight on league ot fhatlone. Page 5.
Alliance firat broached by Britain. Page 2.
Reported rebuff of China by Japan is ridi
culed. Page 2.
Prance firmly behind 10-ehip programme.
Page 1.
Battleship Mutsu wins great bloodleas vic
tory. Page 4.
Domestic.
Origin of white race Is shifted to Europe.
Page 4.
Existence of Pntted Slatea rail labor board
declared to be threatened. Page a.
Buffalo, N". Y., awept by PS-mile gale.
PagJ 1.
Cunard line charged with bold attempt to
violate Immigration law. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
In road caused auto
Trurk left
crash.
Page 1.
College offers 125 courses' te
farmers.
Paga S.
Trial of Carson D. Beebe for murder of
John Painter begina at Albany today.
Page 10.
Limit on legislature's special session may
be proposed today. Page 1.
e ports.
Alex Trambltaa finds queer specimens In
New York fight game. Paae 12.
Principals to paaa on hoop schedule to
morrow. Page 12.
Oregon Agglea to play Arleta basketball
team tonight. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Three steamers to get cargoes of lumber.
Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
fnow and cold expected today. Page 1.
Lore la declared real way to peace. Page
11.
Autolats eacape from two armed bandits
Page 18.
State colonization plana projected. Paga 10.
Legislators leave for state capital. Page 11.
Committee of 8S citizens appointed to help
In community chest drive. Page 18. .
Smnll banks urged to get farm loans.
Page 17.
Marine vanishes after revealing robbery
plot. Page 1.
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Blanket of Ice Covers
Downtown Streets.
AUTO TRAFFIC IS HAMPERED
Coasting in Vogue on Hills
All Around City.
MERCURY DROPS TO 29
Total Full KciMirled an 1.7 Iih-Iicm.
Whole District Wot of t'us
cudes Hit hy Storm.
STUIIM HITS AOHTKnKKT,
Cold weather tonight pre
dicted. Snow six Inches deep at Hood
River.
Cottage Grove fears damage
to fruit.
St. Helens reports six Inches
of snow.
Snow hits Albany, but melts.
Vancouver has two Inches of
snow, with cold east wind.
Roscburg reports snow with
rise in temperature.
Snow reported at Chehalis,
with Indications of thaw.
Walla Walla has light snow
on frozen ground.
Heavy snow In Olymplo pen
insula. Portland was In the grip of the
"frost giants" yesterday, with pros
pects of still colder weather and ad
ditional snow today.
The thermometer was dropping
rapidly last night and at 7 o'clock
had rached a fraction under 29 de
grees, which was the coldest so far
this season.
The weather office's prediction for
today was "continued cold with
snow and northeasterly winds." The
weather office announced that Indi
cations were that It would be slightly
colder today than yesterday.
Following the first snow of the
season, which fell Saturday nlsr'it,
came the cold snap last night, which
covered sidewalks and streets where
snow had melted slightly with a coat
ing of Ice. Traffic early last night
was greatly handicapped and ma
chines and other vehicles were com
pelled to move slowly.
Fire Company Stalls.
One of the east side fire companies
started on a run to a chimney fire
and was stalled by ice on the streets.
As a result another company had to
be sent to take care of the fire. The
police emergency vehicles also re
ported considerable trouble in mak
ing runs owing to the Ice on the
streets which prevented anything like
speed.
' Portland's hills and outlying dis
tricts were covered with snow all
day yesterday. It wag only In the
downtown section, where traffic was
heavy, that the snow was melted.
The total snow fall here was 1.7
inches, according to the weather of
fice. The snow storm was somewhat
general and many cities on the west
side of the Cascades experienced the
first snow of the season. At Oregon
City the snow wj 2.5 inches, at Eu
gene of an inch, at Albany Mi an
Inch, and at Itoseburg and Marshfleld
there was said to have been a touch
of snow.
fo-aejtlnsr la lleaun.
For the simall boy yesterday was a
big day and all the hillsides were
dotted with coasters and sleds. Some
managed to attach their sleds to
friendly automobiles and ride for
miles through the city. For those
same small boys Sunday school yes
terday was an Irksome institution
which took them away for a long
hour from their winter sports.
Members of the summer underwear
fraternity began to be noticeable yes
terday by the manner In which they
crept Into their overcoats and soughi
the fire on every possible occasion.
Birds which hud dared winter's
rigors to remain in the ctiy were sit
ting dolefully around in sheltered
places.
The temperature in Portland yes
terday reached 29 degrees early yes
terday morning. From that time on
It grew warmer until about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, when the mercury
again began to drop.
Wire Trouble Avoided.
The telegraph and telephone com
panies reported that they had experi
enced no wire trouble. The snow was
light and dry and consequently did
not stick to the wires sufficiently to
do any dajnage. The street car com
pany also had no trouble in aklnp
Schedules.
The majority of the trains from the
east were late yesterday. Howevei
this was declared to be due to con
ditions in the Rocky mountains and
further east rather than to the loca1
storm.
WALLA WALLA HAS SXOW
Blanket for Winter Crops Wel
comed !y Farmer.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec. 1.
(Special.) Walla Walla woke up thi:
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